Chatting with Randy Karraker – November 20, 2024
We catch up today with St. Louis's premier sports authority and broadcasting great, Randy Karraker. Hear his thoughts on Blues hockey and Jim Montgomery's next coaching role. Plus a look at Cardinals baseball in 2025. What does Randy say about Walker and Gorman? We...
Bernie Bits! The Cardinals, Masyn Winn, J.J. Wetherholt, Low-Scoring Blues, Bad Mizzou Defense, KC Chiefs Lose + More.
BERNIE BITS Let’s Talk About J.J. Wetherholt: Baseball America does an exceptional job of evaluating MLB prospects and the staff believes the Cardinals have a very good on the way Wetherholt. The infielder was the 7th overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft, dropping to...
Bernie’s Redbird Review: An Early 2025 ‘Watch List’ Of 25 St. Louis Cardinals Players.
THE WATCH LIST With the Cardinals going with a “play the kids” season in 2025, the emphasis on youth and discovery will be front and center in the way we watch St. Louis baseball in the new year. If the Cardinals are indeed serious about this, then we will see some of...
Bernie’s Redbird Review: Cardinals Shortstop Masyn Winn Won’t Be The NL Rookie of the Year, But His Best Is Yet To Come.
When the three finalists for 2024 National League Rookie of the Year were announced on Monday, Masyn Winn didn’t make the cut. The Cardinals’ rookie shortstop wasn’t on the list. Voting members of the Baseball Writers Association gave the most support to corner...
Bernie Bits! Notes On the Blues, Cardinals, Mizzou Football, Kansas City Chiefs. Enjoy.
BERNIE BITS 1. TRACKING THE BLUES: For the most part the St. Louis Blues have been resilient this season. They’ve displayed admirable gumption while pulling out some close wins in games that could have gone either way. The boys have made some nice comebacks, but that...
Bernie’s Redbird Review: Moving Willson Contreras To 1st Base Is The Right Move By The Cardinals — For Many Reasons.
THE REDBIRD REVIEW Willson Contreras doesn’t want to move on from the Cardinals, he wants to stay with the franchise, and he’s willing to switch positions, transferring from catcher to first base. So he's making a move ... but not the move we may have expected going...
Bernie’s Redbird Review: How Will The Cardinals Benefit From Legalized Betting?
THE REDBIRD REVEW Sportsbook at Ballpark Village? In a close victory Tuesday, Missouri voters narrowly approved a ballot initiative to legalize sports betting in the state. According to media reports, the straight yes-or-no measure passed by a slim margin of about...
Bernie’s Redbird Review: A Look At Seven Cardinals Hitters With A Lot To Prove In 2025.
THE REDBIRD REVIEW As the Cardinals begin the long and winding process that leads them into the 2025 season, I’m already on the way to setting a record for typing and saying these two words: young players. Or, if you prefer … young guys or maybe young dudes. As in:...
Bernie Bits: Cards’ Moves Underway, Looking At The 2025 Rotation, Tip O’ The Cap To Lance Lynn, And Why The Yankees Are Frauds.
BERNIE BITS Good afternoon. I’m hitting some fungoes … 1. No surprise to see the Cardinals move on from starting pitchers Kyle Gibson and Lance Lynn and reliever Keynan Middleton. The STL front office declined options on all three pitchmen in the club’s first pre 2025...
Bernie’s Redbird Review: The Pros and Cons Of Trading Cardinals Catcher Willson Contreras.
Greetings. Today I continue with my series of columns on potential offseason trade assets on the Cardinals’ roster. So far I’ve discussed the pros and the cons of trading closer Ryan Helsey and starting pitcher Sonny Gray. And now it’s time to put the focus on Willson...